Housing data for Detour Township, MI

Detour Township, MI has an estimated 590 residents and 825 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Chippewa County.

5.2% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
590 (±95)
Housing units
825 (±97)
Households that rent
5.2%
Residents since 2015–2019
−17.4%

What stands out in Detour Township

Homes heated by fuel oil: 15.5% (±7.8 points) in Detour Township, higher than in Chippewa County (3.0%).

Households that rent: 5.2% (±4.5 points) in Detour Township, lower than in Chippewa County (25.0%).

Median home value: $226,300 (±$24,655) in Detour Township, higher than in Chippewa County ($161,900).

Households without a vehicle: 1.6% (±2.5 points) in Detour Township, lower than in Chippewa County (6.9%).

Housing in Detour Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 35.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 5.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $55,463 median household income
  • Home values: $226,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,755 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,000 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 48.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 55.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 38.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 66.6% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 21.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −17.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 16.3% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Detour Township against Chippewa County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Detour TownshipChippewa CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents590 (±95)36,295 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units825 (±97)20,348 (±120)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent5.2% (±4.5 points)25.0% (±1.9 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$797 (±$34)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$55,463 (±$17,538)$62,217 (±$2,143)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$226,300 (±$24,655)$161,900 (±$4,697)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,000 (±$310)$2,038 (±$98)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198055.1% (±8.5 points)55.5% (±2.8 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.0 minutes (±5.8)17.4 minutes (±0.9)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.9% (±6.1 points)87.8% (±1.5 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents67.2 years (±1.8)41.6 years (±0.7)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Detour Township covers 48.8 square miles of land, about 12 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Detour Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents714 (±147)590 (±95)−17.4%Not a measurable change
Housing units876 (±73)825 (±97)−5.8%Not a measurable change
Median home value$123,900 (±$29,514)$226,300 (±$24,655)+82.6%Up after inflation
Median household income$47,731 (±$9,096)$55,463 (±$17,538)+16.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,026 (±$260)$1,755 (±$204)+71.1%Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,263 (±$117)$2,000 (±$310)+58.4%Up after inflation
Households that rent6.3% (±4.9 points)5.2% (±4.5 points)−1.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±59.7 points)38.7% (±34.8 points)+38.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Chippewa County

Detour Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Chippewa County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Chippewa County recorded 189 violent and 355 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Detour Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
49725100%550—$230,200$55,139

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Detour Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Raber Township10 mi—$113,2008.0%
Clark Township16 mi$750$212,80018.8%
Drummond Township19 mi$408$273,2005.7%
Pickford Township20 mi$730$167,4006.1%
Soo Township20 mi$589$241,20019.4%
Bruce Township (Chippewa County)26 mi—$184,3001.9%
Marquette Township27 mi$719$145,10013.4%
Bois Blanc Township28 mi—$237,5000.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Detour Township, fiscal year 2027

Chippewa County, MI, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$726$863$1,042$1,242$1,369

HUD income limits for Detour Township, fiscal year 2026

Chippewa County, MI, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,150$30,250$48,350
2 people$21,640$34,550$55,250
3 people$27,320$38,850$62,150
4 people$33,000$43,150$69,050
5 people$38,680$46,650$74,600
6 people$44,360$50,100$80,100
7 people$50,040$53,550$85,650
8 people$55,720$57,000$91,150

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Chippewa County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $86,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

The figures for Detour Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: De Tour Village.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Detour Township

What is the median household income in Detour Township?

The median household income in Detour Township is $55,463 (±$17,538) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Detour Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $226,300 (±$24,655) for owner-occupied homes in Detour Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Detour Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Detour Township, MI is $1,755 (±$204) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Detour Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Detour Township, MI is $2,000 (±$310) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Detour Township?

Detour Township, MI has an estimated 825 (±97) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Detour Township?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 41.0% of homes in Detour Township, MI.

Is Detour Township growing?

In Detour Township, the number of residents went from 714 in 2015–2019 to 590 in 2020–2024 (−17.4%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Detour Township?

The ZIP code that covers Detour Township is 49725.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Detour township, Chippewa County, Michigan (county subdivision:21770, in state:26 county:033).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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